Speakers

Kadri Samsunlu was born in 1968 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Bosphorus University in 1991. Mr. Samsunlu holds an MBA degree from the University of Missouri, USA. He is married and has three children.
1995 to 2006, Mr. Samsunlu gained experience as a General Manager and Executive Committee Member of various investment companies. 2006 onwards, he worked as an Investment and Corporate Finance Advisor in Romania and Turkey.
From 2008 until 2017, and prior to joining iGA – Istanbul Airport, Mr. Samsunlu was the CFO of Akfen Holding, and headed up many projects during this period, from the launch of the first Eurobond infrastructure, to the completion of various PPP (Public-Private Partnership) projects, and the first Turkish Lira bond transaction and finance management in the tourism sector of the Holding Co.
Mr. Samsunlu also worked as part of the public offering and delisting process for Akfen Holding and has served as a member of the board.
Mr. Samsunlu got appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of iGA Istanbul Airport in 2017.
Having headed up the iGA Airport Operations as well as iGA Construction since 2018, Mr. Samsunlu also oversaw the commencement of the operational period of Istanbul Airport after completion of the construction process. In its third year in operation, and under Mr. Samsunlu’s leadership, Istanbul Airport is proud to have served more than 100 million passengers travelling to 255 destinations in 127 countries.